High molecular weight surface active amines



Patented Nov. 16, 1943 ACT 12 Claims.

jects will be apparent from the following description of my invention.

Compounds coming within the scope of my invention may be represented by the following general formula where R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, R1 is a hydroxy alkylene radical having not more than four carbon atoms connected to R through an ether linkage, A is hydrogen, an alkyl radical, an alkylol radical, or an alkylene radical, and A1 is an alkylol radical, or, when A is alkylene, an alkylene radical, the alkylene radicals when present being joined through an oxygen atom to form the grouping and the radicals represented by A and A1 each having not more than four carbon atoms. It is 'to be understood that the term alkylo includes hydroxy alkyl radicals having one or a plurality of hydroxy groups.

The compounds of my invention may be considered to be derivatives of hydroxy amines having at least two hydroxyl groups and not more than 4 carbon atoms, such as for example glycerylamine, in which derivatives one hydroxyl having not more than four carbon atoms. As

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AMINES Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, Glendale, Ohio, as-

signor .to The Procter and Gamble Company, Ivorydale, Ohio, a. corporation of Ohio No Drawing. Application March 28, 1941, Serial No. 385,779

which correspond for example to those in which one molecule of Water has been split out from two allgvlol groups replacing the amino hydrogens thereby Connecting two alkylene radicals with the following description will reveal, derivatives an oxygen atom also come within the scope of this invention.

While I have indicated above that the compounds of my invention may be considered as derivatives of hydroxy amines such as glycerylamine, it is not necessary that the hydroxy amines be employed as the starting material. In fact, it is more convenient to begin with a suitable epihalohydrin suchas an epibromohydrin or an epichlorhydrin and etherify in accordance with known methods with a high molecular weight alcohol and then condense the product with a suitable primary or secondary amine to yield the products of the present invention. If the epihalohydrin contains the epoxy structure in the 1,2 position, then it is possible to produce from the ether prepared therefrom the corresponding glycidyl ether which .under suitable conditions may also be reacted with suitable primary or secondary amines to yield the products of my invention.

The properties of my compounds will of course vary somewhat depending on the materials from which they are derived but all will possess wetting, sudsing, emulsifying and detergent power, making them especially suitable for use in the textile and related industries. Thus while the following examples of my invention are specific in nature and describe in a limited way the preparation of preferred compounds, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto but rather to the scope of the appended claims.

Example 1.In a known manner lauryl alcohol is reacted with epichlorhydrin in the presence of a suitable catalyst such as stamiic chlo ride, antimony pentachloride boron trifluoride, or perchloric acid, to produce lauryl monochlorhydrin ether. Although good yields of lauryl monochlorhydrin ether are obtained under normal conditions of reaction, it may be desired to obtain a substantially pure product, in which case the products of the above reaction may be dissolved in ether and washed with water and subsequently fractionally distilled.

Fifty-six parts of the lauryl monochlorhydrin ether thus formed are mixed with 23 part of diethanolamine and the mixture is heated with stirring for about 2 /2 hours at to C. Residual hydrochloric acid may then be eliminated by boiling the rt iction mix with caustic soda solution for a brief period. If desired, this product may be purified by washing an ether solution of same with water, following which the product may be recovered from the ether solution.

A product prepared in accordance with this example consisted predominantly of a compound having the formula CzHaOH CuHayO-CHl-CH-CHs-N H cimorr and possessed surface active properties as well as detergent, wetting, sudsing and emulsifying power.

Example 2.'I'he lauryl monochlorhydrin ether prepared in Example 1 is converted to lauryl glycidyl ether by refluxing at atmospheric pressure a mixture of 60 parts of the monochlorhydrin other with 12 parts sodium hydroxide in 20 parts water. The ether is washed with water and subsequently recovered.

To 48 parts of the lauryl glycidyl ether are added 20 parts of morpholine and the mixture is heated to refluxing at 150 to 160 C. under a CHa-CH: CHHWOOHI-CH GHi-N H CH:- OH:

This product was surface active and was found to be suitable'for use in the treatment of textiles where an emulsifying, penetrating and softening agent is desired.

. Example 3.Tetradecyl glycidyl ether is prepared in a manner similar to that employed in the preparation of lauryl glycidyl ether above described.

To 54 parts of the tetradecyl glycidyl ether are added 49 parts trimethylolaminomethane corresponding to the ratio of 1 mol ether to 2 mols amine, and the mixture is stirred while slowly heating to 170 C. Reaction is allowed to proceed at 170 to 180 C. for about an hour, after which the product is freed from excess amine by washing an ether solution of the reaction product with brine. A product so prepared consisted predominantly of a compound having the formula and possessed surface active properties aswell as wsahing, wetting, sudsing and emulsifying power in aqueous solution. v

The higher alcohols which may be employed in preparing my compounds may have from eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, the choice of molecular weight of course depending on the tendency of the remaining portion of the molecule toward water solubility. Thus with the compound prepared from an alkylol amine which lends extreme water solubility to the product, higher molecular alcohols which are more fatty in nature such as oleyl or stearyl alcohols should be employed so as to obtain a balanced molecule. On the other hand, if the amine employed does not possess outstanding water solubilizing properties to any great degree, then the lower alcohols from C: to C10 should be employed. For average performance I find that lauryl alcohol derived for example from coconut oil is especially useful. Of course it is not essential that pure saturated or unsaturated alcohols of definite constitution be employed. Mixtures of alcohols derived from the natural fats, fatty oils and waxes may be employed with equal facility, and in some instances with advantage because of the wider range of characteristics thus obtained. I have found for example, that Lorol (the mixture of higher alcohols obtained from coconut oil and consisting predominantly of C12 and C14 alcohols) is especially useful, and of course alcohols corresponding to the mixed acids contained in other tropical nut oils such as palm kernel oil,etc., may likewise be employed. Synthetic alcohols such as octanol. undecanol, pentadecanol, and the paraflin alcohols may also be used.

Instead of epichlorhydrin as the starting material any other similar compound containing not more than four carbon atoms, such as betameth yl epichlorhydrin, 1 bromo 2-3 epoxy butane, or

1 chloro 3-4 epoxy butane may be employed in' (kOHzOH CHz. .CHIOH 3. 2 amino 2 methyl 5. Glycerylamine omoH-om-Nm 6. Diglycerylamine omen-0H:

H I! NH omen-cm H H 7. Morpholine CHPCH H-N o cm-oi 9. Monoisopropanol in which A is hydrogen,

a. 3,5 bis (hydroxy methyl) morpholine CHPCH'CHIOH CHrCCHlOH 15. Trimethylolaminoethane CHQOH llrN- .0111011 HaOII Thus it will be noted from the above examples and description that the products of my invention may be prepared by reacting a compound of the formula, R-O-B, where R isan aikyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms and B is a radical of the group consisting of epoxy alkyl and halohydroxy alkyl radicals containing no more than four carbon atoms with an amine of the general formula- /A H-N an alkyl radical, an allwlol radical, or an alkylene radical, and A1 is an alkylol radical, or. when A is alkylene, an alkylene radical, the said alkylene radicals being Joined through an oxygen atom to form th roup and the radicals represented by A and A1 having not more than four carbon atoms.

As stated above, the products of my invention possess wetting, sudsing, emulsifying and detergent power and therefore find use in the textile and related industries. Thus, for example, they may be used in the softening of textiles and as assistants in removal of lubricating or throwing oils from textile fibers in a manner known to those versed in the art. .My compositions also find use in baths employed in the treatment of leather, in dyeing, and in acid baths .to which it is desired to impart emulsifying or penetrating properties. The agents of my invention may be 75 employed as emulsion stabilizing agents or emulsifying agents in the manufacture of cosmetics. Of course other various and sundry uses may be mentioned but these will be obvious to those familiar with the arts employing materials possessing the properties heretofore given.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire'to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A water-soluble surface active amino compound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying action in aqueous media and having the general formula wherein R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, R1 is a hydroxy alkylene radical having not more than four carbon atoms connected to B through an ether linkage, A is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl radical and an allrylol radical,

and A1 is an alkylol radical, the radicals represented by A and A1 each having not more than four carbon atoms.

2. A water-soluble surface active amino compound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying action in aqueous media and having the formula in which R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, R1 is a. hydroxy a1- kylene radical having not more than four carbon atoms connected to R through an ether linkage and A1 is an allrylol radical having not more than four carbon atoms.

3. A water-soluble surface active amino compound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying action in aqueous media and having the formula in which R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, R1 is a hydroxy alkylene radical having not more than four carbon atoms connected to R through an ether linkage, and A and A1 are alkylol radicals having not more than four carbon atoms.

a. A water-soluble surface active amino compound having we'tting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying action in aqueous media and having the formula H RO -CHa-CH-CHa-N in which R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, and A1 is an alkylol radical having not more than four carbon atoms.

5. A water-soluble surface active amino compound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying action in aqueous media and having the formula in which a is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two carbon atoms, and A and Afarc in which A is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, an allwl radical and an alkylol radical and an alkylene radical, and A1 is an alkylol alkylol radicals having not more than four carbon radical, the radicals represented by A and A1 atoms. having not more than four carbon atoms.

' 6. A water-solublesurface active amino co 9. In the process of preparing water-soluble pound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and. high molecular weight surface active amines havemulsifying action in aqueous media and having 5 'ing wetting, sudsing. detergent and emulsifying the formula, action inaqeuous media, the steps comprising reactiisng aatiofipogild {if 'tlz enformula R-O-Bwhere an r ca ha g eight totwent -two carbon atoms and B is an epoxy alkyl radical con- H on onion l0 taining not more than four carbon atoms, with in which R is the alkyl radical of lauryl alcohol. a mmmlkymlamme having not e than f ur 7. A water-soluble surface active amino com carbon atomsand having at least one hydrogen pound having wetting, sudsing, detergent and W mined, the mtmlen atom, emulsifying action in aqueous media and having In Pm Preps-n3 water-5011MB the formula 5 high molecular weight surface active amines hav- Cmcmofi ,ing wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsiiying I action in aqueous media, the steps comprising R-o-om-cE-omN reacting a compound of the formula R-O-B H Cmcmon zvhzre R is bgn altzyl radical having eight to tweny-wocar na msandBisanepoxyalkylrad- :31; gglilch R is the alkyl radical of n tetradecyl a fllhcongfllxllgfiglngfimogeafign four carbon atoms, 8. In the process of preparing water-soluble w a a o he v 3 no more than high molecular weight surface active amines hav- Eg atoms in each alkylol group and having ing wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying gg g joined to the nitmegn atom action in aqueous media, the steps comprising re, m e process of preparing water-soluble acting a compound of the formula R-O-B where 1 8h molecular weight surface active amines R is an alkyl radical having eight to twenty-two i wetting Sudsing' detergent and emulsifying carbon atoms and B is an epoxy alkyl radical ac ongm aqueous media the steps comprising containing not more than four carbon atoms, 3:32 tetm'decyl glycmyl ether with diethanola" with an amine of the general formula 12. In the process of preparing water-soluble I a high molecular weight surface active amines hav I in: wetting, sudsing, detergent and emulsifying properties in aqueous media, the steps comprising reacting lauryl glycidyl ether with monoethanolamine.

NATHANIEL BEVERLEY TUCKER.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,334,517.

NATHANIEL BEVERLEY TUCKER November 16, 1943.

It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column, line-27, for substnatia read substantial; line 34, strike out the word will and same line, for correspond read corresponded; line 64, for wsahin read washing; page 3, second column, lines 70, 71, and 72, claim 5, strike outthe ormula and insert instead the followingl A a-o-onton-om-r H Al 7 page 4, first column, line 38, claim 8, strike out and an alkylene radical; and .second' column, line 6, claim 9, for aqeuous read aqueous; line 24, claim 10, for mtroegn read nitrogen; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same ma conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

. Signedand sealed the 15th day of February, A. D. 1944.

[snail] HENRY VAN ARSDALE,

rioting Commissioner of Patents.

Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,334,517. November 16, 1943. NATHANIEL BEVERLEY TUCKER It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column, line 27, for substnatial read substantial; line 34, strike out the word will and same line,

for correspond read corresponded; line 64, for wsahing read washing; page 3,

second column, lines 70, 71, and 72, claim 5, strike out the formula and insert instead the following-- a-o-om-cn-cm-z page 4, first column, line 38, claim 8, strike out and an alkylene radical; and second column, line 6, claim 9, for aqeuous read aqueous; line 24, claim 10, for nitroe read nitrogen; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same ma; conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of February, A. D. 1944.

[smart] HENRY VAN ARSDALE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

